St Margaret's Church is a

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parish church in the

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History

Also known as Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch, the church was built in 1851 to the designs of the architect A B Higham. It cost £2,200 () and was consecrated on 31 October 1851 by the

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, Rt. Revd. Charles Longley. St margarets Hawes 9168

The church replaced the nearby village

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that was built in 1480. A monument over the north door with a Latin inscription commemorating Reverend Charles Udal (d. 1782), priest 1750 - 1781, predates the current building. Furniture inside the church is from the 1930s.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with * St Oswald's Church, Askrigg *

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* St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk

Organ

A pipe organ was built by T. Hopkins and Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawes Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire Grade II listed churches in North Yorkshire St Margaret's Church

History

Parish status

Organ

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